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  • The future of internet liability is uncertain as congress targets Section 230

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    anonymouse said:
    The other unintended consequence of repealing Section 230 is that it will actually affect the right more than the left, and in ways exactly opposite of how the right thinks repealing it will change things. It's well documented that the the vast majority of misinformation, including outright brazen lies, originates from the right. If suddenly the posting of this material becomes actionable, with companies like FB sharing in liability, they'll have no choice but to apply draconian moderation to this stuff, whereas now they have the cover of Section 230 to treat it with a light hand because it's not their problem. Some companies/sites might close their forums, but companies like FB and the company formerly known as Twitter have their entire business model built around user generated content, so they can't just shut it off, but now they may be on the hook.

    I've never really understood why Trump, et al. think Section 230 is somehow muzzling them when in fact Section 230 is what has allowed them to post malicious nonsense and get away with it.

    Also, changes to the law requiring companies to allow all content will be unconstitutional since that would infringe the First Amendment rights of the site operators.
    Absolutely correct. I’ve been saying this for years. Section 230 is what has ALLOWED parts of the web to become cesspools. 
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  • 'Severance,' the biggest success on Apple TV+, will be back for a third season

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    I was listening to a radio station. The announcers were talking about movies. One said that they didn’t really go to movies. Right now they were hooked on Severance. 

    I guess when you get mentioned randomly on air, you have officially become a cultural thing. 
    🎉
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  • The future of internet liability is uncertain as congress targets Section 230

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    They’re going to be surprised when a lot of sites, likely including AI, just turn comments off due to liability concerns. Most of the web will just go silent. 
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  • Inside Apple Books -- the best app for book lovers

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    I use the Apple Books app almost every day. It’s handy, as you said it reads a nice variety of formats, and has some nice features. I especially love that it imports books from Project Gutenberg with no hassle. I’ve been reading classics from Verne, Doyle, Poe, and others and it’s been great. Right now I’m halfway through The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde printed in 1924. It’s been wonderful.
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  • Apple's premature Apple Intelligence ad subject of new lawsuit

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    Heat_fan89 said:
    I was wondering, what took them so long to get a lawsuit in the works. I personally have no interest in AI, period. I turn it off in all my iPad's. However there are many who upgraded for this feature. The case sounds legit.
    Agreed. The only thing I want from Apple Intelligence is a way to disable it. 
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